Ruby Mountains Protection Act
Committee hearing: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- Committee hearing
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- Feb 12, 2026
What it does
The Ruby Mountains Protection Act would withdraw approximately 309,272 acres of National Forest System land in the Ruby Mountains subdistrict of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest and about 39,926 acres of National Wildlife Refuge System land in the Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Nevada from all forms of operation under federal mineral leasing laws, such as oil, gas, and mining leases. The withdrawal applies to current federal lands and any future acquisitions within those boundaries, subject to valid existing rights, and requires the Forest Service and Fish and Wildlife Service to make the relevant maps publicly available. Noncommercial refuge management activities by the U.S.…
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